APRIL’S READING IN SPANISH
READING FOCUS: This month’s reading gives third graders the opportunity to enjoy one of two popular books with humorous illustrations, each one centered around fascinating animals. GRADE 3
Creativity & Curiosity
Los tipos malos en el gran lobo feroz (The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf) Written & illustrated by Aaron Blabey The Bad Guys take off on a new adventure that both those familiar with this popular graphic novel series and those meeting these characters for the first time will enjoy! The Bad Guys have flown through outer space, made it back to Earth, and managed to land in exactly the right place . . . but at exactly the wrong TIME. And now that they’re 65 million years in the past, they must avoid being eaten by dinosaurs and fix their broken time machine if they ever want to get back home before an evil alien destroys the entire world!
ADVENTURE AMAZING ANIMAL CHARACTERS CELEBRATING CREATIVITY HUMOR
Imagination & Exploration
¿Y si tuvieras ojos de animal? (What If You Had Animal Eyes!?) Written by Sandra Markle & illustrated by Howard McWilliam Imaginative illustrations accompany photographs and informative text in this exploration of animal traits. Third graders will wonder: What if they woke up one morning and their eyes weren’t theirs? If they could have any animal’s eyes, whose would they choose? From the chameleon’s eyes that can point in different directions to the colossal squid’s eyes that shine in the dark, this informative and humorous book shares what it would be like if kids had some animals’ special eyes and also explains why kids’ human eyes are just the right ones for them!
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH
THE WORLD AROUND US
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